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sonic automotive inc. - SAH

SAH

Close Chg Chg %
80.04 0.59 0.74%

Closed Market

80.63

+0.59 (0.74%)

Volume: 398.12K

Last Updated:

Aug 11, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

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Company Overview: sonic automotive inc. - SAH

SAH Key Data

Open

$81.65

 Day Range

78.89 - 82.77

52 Week Range

54.11 - 113.67

 Market Cap

$2.76B

Shares Outstanding

31.61M

 Public Float

10.77M

Beta

0.87

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

13.91

 EPS

$6.38

Yield

177.69%

 Dividend

$0.41

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Sep 15, 2026

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

308.68K

  

SAH Performance

1 Week
 
 -2.94%
 
1 Month
 
 -15.36%
 
3 Months
 
 -1.45%
 
1 Year
 
 7.77%
 
5 Years
 
 56.84%
 

SAH Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 13
Full Ratings ➔
  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet
  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Sonic Automotive Inc. - SAH

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
14.00B 14.37B 14.22B 15.15B
Sales Growth
+12.94% +2.65% -1.03% +6.53%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
11.81B 12.27B 12.18B 12.93B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
127.50M 142.30M 150.40M 163.40M
Depreciation
- - 127.50M 142.30M
-
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+11.61% +3.87% -0.71% +6.17%
Gross Income
2.19B 2.10B 2.04B 2.22B
Gross Income Growth
+20.75% -3.93% -2.90% +8.67%
Gross Profit Margin
+15.64% +14.63% +14.36% +14.65%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
1.55B 1.58B 1.58B 1.67B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
1.55B 1.58B 1.58B 1.67B
SGA Growth
+21.85% +1.63% +0.18% +5.68%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
321.70M 80.30M (1.20M) 184.50M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
313.30M 443.30M 460.90M 362.40M
Non Operating Income/Expense
200.00K (20.60M) (500.00K) 5.10M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
123.50M 180.80M 204.30M 194.70M
Interest Expense Growth
+95.41% +46.40% +13.00% -4.70%
Gross Interest Expense
125.10M 183.00M 206.90M 196.90M
Interest Capitalized
1.60M 2.20M 2.60M 2.20M
Pretax Income
190.00M 241.90M 256.10M 172.80M
Pretax Income Growth
-58.53% +27.32% +5.87% -32.53%
Pretax Margin
+1.36% +1.68% +1.80% +1.14%
Income Tax
101.50M 63.70M 40.10M 54.10M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
114.20M 82.30M 69.20M 79.90M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(12.70M) (18.60M) (29.10M) (25.80M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
88.50M 178.20M 216.00M 118.70M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
88.50M 178.20M 216.00M 118.70M
Net Income Growth
-74.63% +101.36% +21.21% -45.05%
Net Margin Growth
+0.63% +1.24% +1.52% +0.78%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
88.50M 178.20M 216.00M 118.70M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
88.50M 178.20M 216.00M 118.70M
EPS (Basic)
2.2868 5.0914 6.3343 3.4912
EPS (Basic) Growth
-72.86% +122.64% +24.41% -44.88%
Basic Shares Outstanding
38.70M 35.00M 34.10M 34.00M
EPS (Diluted)
2.2292 4.9638 6.1714 3.4208
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-72.35% +122.67% +24.33% -44.57%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
39.70M 35.90M 35.00M 34.70M
EBITDA
762.50M 665.90M 610.10M 710.30M
EBITDA Growth
+19.42% -12.67% -8.38% +16.42%
EBITDA Margin
+5.45% +4.63% +4.29% +4.69%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 99.70
Number of Ratings 13 Current Quarters Estimate 1.823
FY Report Date 09 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 6.892
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.82 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 6.60 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 7.569
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 9 9 10 10
Mean Estimate 1.82 1.72 6.89 7.57
High Estimates 2.07 2.00 7.30 8.40
Low Estimate 1.65 1.47 6.33 6.65
Coefficient of Variance 6.59 10.27 4.12 6.89

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 5 5 7
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 1
HOLD 7 7 5
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Sonic Automotive Inc. - SAH

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
May 7, 2026 Heath R. Byrd EVP and CFO 43,798 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 7, 2026 David Bruton Smith Chairman and CEO; Director 109,648 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 7, 2026 Jeff Dyke President; Director 60,776 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 11, 2026 Heath R. Byrd EVP and CFO 148,539 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $62.46 per share 9,277,745.94
Feb 11, 2026 David Bruton Smith Chairman and CEO; Director 532,000 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $62.46 per share 33,228,720.00
Feb 11, 2026 Jeff Dyke President; Director 593,668 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $62.46 per share 37,080,503.28

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